In-Flight Movie

Synopsis

Looks at how and why birds fly. Using remarkable new film techniques the audience is given a ‘bird’s eye’ view of the world. Shows a goose’s perpective of flying among clouds and what a fast-flying teal at a height of 200 feet sees. A peregrine’s eye-view of hunting, a buzzard’s search for rising air, and a starling’s trip as it skims along a hedgerow are included. Many of the filming techniques were specially devised for the programme. In order to obtain a bird’s eye view of a flight over Istanbul, a model aircraft with the same wing design and markings was constructed and a specially built lightweight camera was then placed in the nose. The storks accepted it as another bird and the result was the first shots taken from the middle of a flock.

Series

Wildlife on One, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.

Year of production

1987

Availability

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

Uses

Students of geography and geology.*

Subjects

Biology; Technology

Keywords

birds; flight; Istanbul

Credits

Producer

John Downer

Writer

John Downer

Contributor

Alan Hayward; Owen Newman

Cast

David Attenborough

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact

Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)

Email

BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com

Web

https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 20 8433 1009

Address

BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK

Notes

The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’